I suppose if we're going to have only one game tonight that the introductory salvo between two old school enemies is the way to go.

Too bad Canada's lone hope for The Cup coming home in June* won't make it out of round two. But the war over the next week or two should be pretty epic.

/yes, yes, yes I know, The Cup lives in the HHoF in Toronto. However for the last 20 years or so it's only been seen south of the border in June//usually being tightly grasped by what seems to be a trollish little gnome trying to smile for the cameras while a deluge of boos rain down upon him

1)Post 'shops, macros and images hyping your team.2)Post 'shops, macros and images mocking your teams opponent3)Cindy Criesby4)WTF is up with these start times?5)Oh God ________ is reffing tonight6)Smug Detroit fans7)Annoying Leafs fans8)ITG Bruins Fans9)Rioting Canucks fans10)Arrogant Habs fans11)Trolling for Penguins fans12)__________ is strong in this advanced stat13)__________ is weak in this advanced sat14)Neither team has the edge in this advanced stat15)This advanced stat is constantly overlooked16)STFU about advanced stats17)ICE GIRLS!!!!18)Atlantic complaining19)Giant, in depth post from desertgeek20)Why is this guy in the lineup?21)Why isn't this guy in the lineup?22)Someone gives up mid-game and goes looking for beer23)Someone comes back late and finds their team has tied/taken the lead24)BONUS HOCKEY!25)SOON.jpg26)The nightly Don Cherry outfit image27)The Docisms of Doc Emrick28)In between periods/tv break NSFW links29)toomuchman.jpg30)Muting Pierre MacGuire31)Active stick32)TIED!(along with accompanying soft B&D pics)33)(Goalies name here) says NO!34)BOBOROVSKY!!!

I hate the Bruins so much that I would trade Bruins getting swept for a flare up of Ulcerative Colitis. shiatting out blood for weeks is more preferable to the Bruins moving on and potentially winning another Cup.It must not happen again. Maybe in the future it'll be fine when this team is different but these current players? Oh hell no.

andychrist420:dietbubba: Now that my beloved Blue Jackets Sharks are out of it, I just want good, mean hockey. With lots of BONUS hockey.

FTFM

/death, taxes, early Sharks exit//but like a battered wife, I keep going back

Loyalty is a good quality if you don't take it to extremes.If someone you're fiercely loyal to goes on a murderous rampage and you know about it but do nothing, that makes you a bad person. Loyal. But bad.Sticking with a team where year after year they disappoint? Loyal, yes. Stupid, yes.At some point you cut your losses and begin anew. Or you die cheering for a pathetic team that causes you more misery than happiness.

ontariolightning:I hate the Bruins so much that I would trade Bruins getting swept for a flare up of Ulcerative Colitis. shiatting out blood for weeks is more preferable to the Bruins moving on and potentially winning another Cup.It must not happen again. Maybe in the future it'll be fine when this team is different but these current players? Oh hell no.

Lando Lincoln:ontariolightning: I hate the Bruins so much that I would trade Bruins getting swept for a flare up of Ulcerative Colitis. shiatting out blood for weeks is more preferable to the Bruins moving on and potentially winning another Cup.It must not happen again. Maybe in the future it'll be fine when this team is different but these current players? Oh hell no.

ontariolightning:21-37-42: ontariolightning: Bruins have not so good history against Mtl in the playoffs.

Really? In the last 27 years, they faced each other in the playoffs 17 times. Bs advanced 11 out of those 17 matchups.

Bruins in 5.

Also you were cherrypicking and began at the year that boston began beating Mtl.,

If you began years prior to 87, mtl won most of the series. You didnt trick anyone

Sorry, wasn't "cherry picking". There is a very clear delineation between what happened prior to 1987 (18-0 in favor of the Canadians) and since.

If you're a Habs fan who can remember well back past 1987, then I understand the boast. I'm a Bruin fan and can remember back to when they had our number (too many men on the ice) prior to 1987. Seems pretty different of late to me with the Bs taking the last 2 in a row and 7 of the last 11 going back to 1987.

Stand by my prediction, Bs in 5 to make it 3 straight playoffs going through the Habs to get to the Conf finals